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Middle East crisis live: Iran’s supreme leader leads prayers at Hamas leader funeral as region braces for fresh unrest



Ali Khamenei has said avenging assassination of Ismail Haniyeh is ‘Tehran’s duty’; Hezbollah leader expected to speak at Lebanon funeral of senior commander Fuad ShukurFull report: Fears of escalation mount after Israeli killings of Hamas and Hezbollah leadersChina hopes Palestinian factions can create an independent state as soon as possible, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Thursday while addressing a query on the killing of the Hamas chief in Iran.“China earnestly looks forward to all Palestinian factions, on the basis of internal reconciliation, create an independent Palestinian state as soon as possible,” Lin Jian said during a regular press briefing. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/aug/01/middle-east-crisis-live-irans-supreme-leader-to-lead-prayers-at-hamas-leader-funeral-as-region-braces-for-fresh-unrest

Author : Tom Ambrose (now); Kirsty McEwen and Helen Livingstone (earlier)

Publish date : 2024-08-01 07:42:35

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